读《木偶奇遇记》前要掌握的40个英文单词
The Adventures of Pinocchio
卡洛·科洛迪在《木偶奇遇记》中反复使用、又不在英语最常用4000词之内的40个单词。先学会它们，前几章会读得轻松很多。每个单词都附有音标、释义和原书例句。
donkey/ˈdɑŋki/驴子, 笨蛋, 顽固者书中出现38次
Don’t you know that if you go on like that, you will grow into a perfect donkey and that you’ll be the laughingstock of everyone?”
till/ˈtɪɫ/直到...为止书中出现24次
It stretched and stretched and stretched till it became so long, it seemed endless.
hunger/ˈhəŋɡɝ/饥饿, 渴望, 饥荒书中出现23次
… and in a few moments the queer, empty feeling had become hunger, and the hunger grew bigger and bigger …
wagon/ˈwæɡən/四轮马车, 货车书中出现17次
“I’ll give you four if you will help me pull these two wagons.”
faint/ˈfeɪnt/昏倒, 变得微弱书中出现17次
Soon he became dizzy and faint.
weep/ˈwip/哭泣, 流泪, 哀悼书中出现16次
Might it be that this piece of wood has learned to weep and cry like a child?
sooner/ˈsunɝ/一...就书中出现15次
No sooner was it finished than it began to laugh and poke fun at him.
penny/ˈpɛni/便士, 一分, 小钱书中出现15次
Geppetto did not have a penny in his pocket, so he made his son a little suit of flowered paper …
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/惊恐书中出现14次
He turned frightened eyes about the room to find out where that wee, little voice had come from and he saw no one!
straw/ˈstɹɔ/稻草, 麦管, 吸管书中出现12次
“If tonight it should happen to rain,” said the Farmer, “you can sleep in that little doghouse near-by, where you will find plenty of straw for a soft bed.
twinkle/ˈtwɪŋkəɫ/闪烁, 闪耀, 瞬息书中出现11次
Pinocchio ate one pear in a twinkling and started to throw the core away, but Geppetto held his arm.
lame/ˈɫeɪm/跛足的, 僵痛的, 不完全的书中出现11次
You have made me almost lame!”
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/战栗, 颤抖书中出现11次
As soon as he regained the use of his senses, he said, trembling and stuttering from fright: “Where did that voice come from, when there is no one around?
yawn/ˈjɔn/打哈欠, 裂开书中出现10次
The only relief poor Pinocchio had was to yawn; and he certainly did yawn, such a big yawn that his mouth stretched out to the tips of his ears.
angrily/ˈæŋɡɹəɫi/愤怒地书中出现10次
On hearing himself called Polendina, Mastro Geppetto turned the color of a red pepper and, facing the carpenter, said to him angrily: “Why do you insult me?”
pity/ˈpɪti/同情, 怜悯书中出现10次
… asked in a pitiful voice which could scarcely be heard: “Have pity, I beg of you …
ashamed/əˈʃeɪmd/惭愧的, 羞耻的书中出现10次
He was ashamed to beg, because his father had always preached to him that begging should be done only by the sick or the old.
drown/ˈdɹaʊn/把...淹死, 淹没书中出现10次
He thought they must surely be drowned and turned his head to see.
fever/ˈfivɝ/发烧, 发热, 热病书中出现10次
As soon as the three doctors had left the room, the Fairy went to Pinocchio’s bed and, touching him on the forehead, noticed that he was burning with fever.
whip/ˈhwɪp/鞭子, 抽打, 车夫书中出现10次
I say,” repeated Geppetto, “or I’ll give you a sound whipping when I get in.”
dawn/ˈdɔn/破晓, 黎明书中出现10次
What I know is, that tomorrow, at dawn, I leave this place forever.
rascal/ˈɹæskəɫ/流氓, 无赖, 坏蛋书中出现9次
In the meantime that rascal, Pinocchio, free now from the clutches of the Carabineer, was running wildly across fields and meadows, taking one short cut after another toward home.
pennies/ˈpɛniz/copper便士, 分, 分币书中出现9次
With the very first pennies I make, I’ll buy Father a new cloth coat.
sob/ˈsɑb/啜泣, 呜咽书中出现9次
The poor old fellow did not know how to defend himself, but wept and wailed like a child and said between his sobs: “Ungrateful boy!
bark/ˈbɑɹk/树皮, 吠声书中出现9次
He grasped the hatchet quickly to peel off the bark and shape the wood.
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/不快乐的, 不幸的, 不适当的书中出现9次
Geppetto, though trying to look very stern, felt his eyes fill with tears and his heart soften when he saw Pinocchio so unhappy.
sneeze/ˈsniz/喷嚏书中出现8次
Finally, he could control himself no longer and gave a loud sneeze.
fright/ˈfɹaɪt/惊骇, 吃惊书中出现8次
His face had changed; fright had turned even the tip of his nose from red to deepest purple.
shriek/ˈʃɹik/尖叫, 发尖声书中出现8次
When he came to himself, he began to cry and shriek at the top of his lungs, stamping his feet on the ground and wailing all the while …
carpenter/ˈkɑɹpəntɝ/木匠书中出现8次
I do not know how this really happened, yet the fact remains that one fine day this piece of wood found itself in the shop of an old carpenter.
obey/oʊˈbeɪ/服从, 遵从, 顺从书中出现8次
“Woe to boys who refuse to obey their parents and run away from home!
doghouse/ˈdɔɡˌhaʊs/狗窝书中出现7次
Poor Pinocchio huddled close to the doghouse more dead than alive from cold, hunger, and fright.
gladly/ˈɡɫædɫi/高兴地, 乐意地, 欢喜地书中出现7次
… “These three pears were for my breakfast, but I give them to you gladly.
wail/ˈweɪɫ/恸哭, 哀号, 嚎啕书中出现7次
He wept and wailed to himself: “The Talking Cricket was right.
bitterly/ˈbɪtɝɫi/怨恨地, 悲痛地, 残酷地书中出现7次
… threw himself at the feet of Fire Eater and, weeping bitterly, asked in a pitiful voice which could scarcely be heard …
swiftly/ˈswɪftɫi/很快地, 即刻书中出现7次
Encouraged by this first victory, he freed himself from the claws of his assailers and, leaping over the bushes along the road, ran swiftly across the fields.
awaken/əˈweɪkən/觉醒, 意识到书中出现7次
Just as Pinocchio stretched out his hand to take a handful of them, he was awakened by three loud knocks at the door.
meantime/ˈminˌtaɪm/其间书中出现7次
In the meantime, since my watchdog died today, you may take his place and guard my henhouse.”
happily/ˈhæpəɫi/幸福地, 快乐地, 幸好书中出现7次
Rubbing his hands together happily, he mumbled half to himself: “This has come in the nick of time.
awake/əˈweɪk/醒着的书中出现7次
Am I asleep or awake?
释义：ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标：ipa-dict（MIT），来自维基词典。
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